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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
❖ During the recovery process your computer must be
connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
❖ When you restore your system, only the operating
system files and drivers originally shipped with the
computer are restored. Any files that you created are
not restored during this process. Be sure to
separately save the files you have created to external
media using Windows
®
or another backup program.
For more information, see “Backing up your work” on
page 75.
Creating recovery media
It is strongly recommended that you create recovery media.
If the recovery files on your internal storage drive become
corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from
your recovery media. Also, if your original internal storage
drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal
storage drive from your recovery media.
During the recovery process your computer must be
connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
When you create recovery media, only the operating
system files and drivers originally shipped with the
computer are backed up to the external media and can
be restored from this media. Any files that you created
are not backed up on the recovery media. You will need
to separately back up the files you created; for more
information, see “Backing up your work” on page 75.
When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you
to insert several blank DVDs or connect one or more USB
flash drives of a certain minimum capacity to your computer.
The amount of space required for storing the recovery files
varies by computer model. Follow the procedure below to
determine how much space you will need for storing your
system’s recovery files.
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